August 16, 2026
Prelude
Welcome
Opening Song
(8:00-10:00) “Oh, For a Thousand Tongues to Sing” #886 vs 1-3
(11:00) “All the People Said Amen”
Psalm 67
Leader: May God be merciful to us and bless us; may the light of God’s face shine upon us.
Cong: Let your way be known upon earth, your saving health among all nations.
Leader: Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you.
Cong: Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge with equity and guide all the nations on earth.
Leader: The earth has brought forth its increase; God, our own God, has blessed us.
Cong: May God give us blessing, and may all the ends of the earth stand in awe.
Song
(8:00-10:00) “Oh, For a Thousand Tongues to Sing” #886 vs 4-6
(11:00) “All the People Said Amen” - reprise
Pastor: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
Cong: And also with you.
Prayer of the Day
Leader: God of all peoples, your arms reach out to embrace all those who call upon you. Teach us as disciples of your Son to love the world with compassion and constancy, that your name may be known throughout the earth, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord...Amen.
First Reading: Isaiah 56:1, 6-8
Thus says the Lord: Maintain justice, and do what is right, for soon my salvation will come and my deliverance be revealed.
And the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord, to minister to him, to love the name of the Lord, and to be his servants, all who keep the Sabbath and do not profane it and hold fast my covenant— these I will bring to my holy mountain and make them joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar, for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples. Thus says the Lord God, who gathers the outcasts of Israel: I will gather others to them besides those already gathered.
The Word of the Lord…Thanks be to God.
Gospel: Matthew 15:10-28
Jesus called the crowd to him and said to them, “Listen and understand: it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles.” Then the disciples approached and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees took offense when they heard what you said?” He answered, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted. Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if one blind person guides another, both will fall into a pit.” But Peter said to him, “Explain this parable to us.” Then he said, “Are you also still without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth enters the stomach and goes out into the sewer? But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this is what defiles. For out of the heart come evil intentions, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander. These are what defile a person, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile.”
Jesus left that place and went away to the district of Tyre and Sidon. Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came out and started shouting, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is tormented by a demon.” But he did not answer her at all. And his disciples came and urged him, saying, “Send her away, for she keeps shouting after us.” He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” But she came and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.” He answered, “It is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.” She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.” Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.” And her daughter was healed from that moment.
The Gospel of the Lord…Thanks be to God.
Message
Song of the Day
(8:00-10:00) “Lord, Whose Love in Humble Service” #712 vs 1-3
(11:00) “Bless the Lord, 10,000 Reasons”
Apostles Creed (8:00, 9:00)
Holy Baptism (11:00)
Cecilia June Sipiorski
Daughter of Scott and Megan
Announcements
Offering
Prayers of the Church
Words of Institution
The Lord’s Prayer
Lamb of God (8:00, 9:00)
Setting Three - Hymn pg 146
Communion Song
(8:00-10:00) “One Bread, One Body” #496
(11:00) “Open the Eyes of My Heart”
Blessing and Benediction
Closing Song
(8:00-10:00) “Christ, Be Our Light” #715 vs. 1-3
(11:00) “I Saw the Light”
Go in peace, serve the Lord...Thanks be to God!
Postlude